Thomas Starlinger Partner |Attorney-at-Law
Sector experience
- Energy law
- Real estate and construction law
- Public law
Languages
- German
- English
Key areas of expertise
- Advice on compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements in both electricity and gas industry law
- Representation before the regulatory authority (E-Control) in all regulatory matters
- Representation in relevant administrative penalty proceedings, in particular in REMIT proceedings
- Conduct of court and arbitration proceedings in connection with trading, grid access, natural gas storage, gas and electricity supply contracts (power purchase agreements), including price revisions
- Advice on market entry into the Austrian gas and electricity market, including ongoing advice on compliance with the relevant legal obligations
- Review and drafting of trading, grid access, natural gas storage, gas and electricity supply contracts (power purchase agreements)
- Design and drafting of contract models for the implementation of projects in renewable energy and decentralised energy generation and storage (e.g. contracting models), including advice on possible subsidies
- Advice on the establishment of renewable energy communities and citizen energy communities as well as set-up advice for shared generation facilities
- Support of transactions in the energy sector, including legal due diligence
- Support in in the review process for draft legislation at national and European level
- Regulatory law, in particular electricity and gas industry law
- Representation before regulatory authorities
- Mining law, in particular permits under the Austrian Mineral Raw Materials Act (MinRoG)
- Trade law, in particular trade licences, responsible persons, liabilities
Qualifications
Law studies, University of Vienna (Dr. iur.)
Membership of Professional Organization
Vienna Bar Association (RAK Wien)